Token - Historical Register
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Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Membership medals |
| Year | 1845 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.6 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 185128 |
| References | BHM# 2211 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). David Thornbory Batty. Batty's Catalogue of the Copper Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, British Isles and Colonies. Manchester, United Kingdom (4 volumes).PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
A double inner circle containing lettering. Inside it is a shield divided into quarters, with a crown at the top. Outside it is lettering, beaded border
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE NATIONAL PRINTED RECORD OF
THE HISTORICAL REGISTER ESTAB. 1845
Reverse
A butterfly in a centre circle, made of a snake biting its own tail. Lettering around outside, beaded border
Script: Latin
Lettering: MARRIAGES + BIRTHS + DEATHS +
Edge
Plain
Comments
The snake eating it's own tail is called an ouroboros; it's a old symbol of continuity and cycles, which is relevant to the Births, Marriages, Deaths cycle on the token.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
The coat of arms is the union of Scotland, Wales, Ireland & England.
This token may be Irish - The records of civil registration in England & Wales, which commenced on 1 July 1837, relate to the birth, marriage and death of an individual. In Scotland records began in 1855 and in Ireland in 1864, though Irish non-Catholic marriages were recorded from 1845.
An excerpt below from the Batty catalogue, listing the four varieties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
The coat of arms is the union of Scotland, Wales, Ireland & England.
This token may be Irish - The records of civil registration in England & Wales, which commenced on 1 July 1837, relate to the birth, marriage and death of an individual. In Scotland records began in 1855 and in Ireland in 1864, though Irish non-Catholic marriages were recorded from 1845.
An excerpt below from the Batty catalogue, listing the four varieties:
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
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